abortion Archives – The Statesman

After four years of division, we’re not that divided

Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsNovember 29, 2020December 4, 2020

#OPINION After the past four years of division and then the 2020 presidential election, we have seen countless renditions of how the nation is divided between Republicans and Democrats.

Teachers should not voice their politics during class discussions

Sam LauriaOpinionsNovember 3, 2019November 3, 2019

With Election Day approaching, political debates are becoming more frequent in schools. These debates, however, should only voice the sociopolitical opinions of students and not teachers.

State, county police increase security at Planned Parenthood clinics

Brittany BernsteinNewsNovember 30, 2015

New York State will be increasing security at Planned Parenthood following Friday’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado, according to a news release from Gov. Cuomo.

We need to talk: My abortion was the best decision I ever made

Briana FinneranFeatured OpinionsOctober 8, 2015October 16, 2015

I have a voice that refuses to be silenced by shame any longer. I am a woman who is standing up and saying “I had an abortion, and it was the best decision I ever made.”

Spirit of papal visit might not change millennial attitudes

Kate ValerioFeatured Opinions Top StorySeptember 23, 2015September 27, 2015

For those who haven’t been anywhere near a TV, Pope Francis is here.

A Pope with a paramount personality

Jager RobinsonFeatured OpinionsSeptember 16, 2015October 16, 2015

Pope Francis’ biggest message seems to be that of total acceptance, regardless of whether or not it conforms to the old Catholic traditions.

Letter to the editor: Creating a new reality—we are the next generation of activists

The StatesmanOpinions Top StoryFebruary 27, 2014March 6, 2014

Like most of my peers, I ca not remember a time when women were denied access to safe and legal abortion. I don’t take this right for granted and neither do 68 percent of young Americans who believe abortion should be available in their own community. Our grandmothers, our mothers, our communities fought for this right so that I would be able to make my own decisions about my body.

Impasses in Congress force states to take their own action

David O'ConnorOpinionsApril 22, 2013April 25, 2013

Despite close to 250 years of the federal government’s growing more influential relative to the states, it is remarkable how much control each U.S. state has over its local affairs. In the last couple of decades, state autonomy appears to have had a revival.